You would not know that the children we help of are underprivileged just by looking at them.They don’t wear tattered clothing and are emaciated. In fact , because healthier foods are more expensive, some of these children are overweight. One in six Japanese children are said to be living in poverty. Due to economic hardship, these children miss out on many of the opportunities to their peers enjoy.

Will you lend us a hand?

●Become a contributing member

-Supporting Membership (For those who endorse our cause)

-Individual Member – One time donation of 3,000 Yen

-Corporate Membership – One time donation of 5,000 Yen

-Special Patron Membership,

(For companies who endorse our cause and can offer at least 100,000 Yen)

-One time donation of 100,000 Yen

●Monetary Donation (Bank deposit transfer)

-US Dollar Bank Account

The infomation below is required to make a remittance from overseas to FoodBank Yamanashi.

Everyone, thank you so much for the food donation. As a single parent raising two children and working full time, every day is filled with anxiety. When I received the donation and your kind letter, I couldn’t hold back my tears. Now I always carry the letter with me; It’s such a comfort to read it when I am feeling discouraged. I am reminded that I’m not alone.

Letter 2

To us, your bi-monthly delivery box is more like a treasure chest. My daughter looks forward to receiving special snacks you send. I can also rest easy knowing that we will always receive rice. We will continue to look forward to your support with great gratitude.Thank you so much.

A child’s letter

Everyone at the Food Bank,Thank you for the rice and soy sauce presents! We made rice balls and ate them together. It was so yummy. And there was a lot of sweets too! I can’t wait to get the next box!

According to UNISEF, economic disparity among children in Japan is 34th out of the 41 developed countries surveyed, ranking 8th from the bottom. Despite this, poverty among Japanese children is difficult to detect and little support is able to reach them. Given this discouraging information, we decided to initiate the ‘Food Bank Children’s Support Program’ to provide food for children during the summer months when school lunch is not available. No one wants a society where children don’t know if they’ll have food the next day. We should all work together and do whatever we can, right now. KEIKO YONEYAMA

What we do

-‘Food Safety Net’ (Bi-monthly food donations for needy households)

-Counseling Support Project (Counseling for needy households)

-Employment Preparation Support Project (Assisting needy households to become self-sufficient)